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School: Loughduff (B.)

Location:
Loughduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
M. Ó Heidhin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 036

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  1. The Local Forge

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    There are three forges in [?] district. There is one in [?] owned by Patrick Lynch, one in [?] owned by Hugh Halton and one in Grousehall owned by James [?]. There were two other forges in this district long ago, one in Killsarn owned by John Murray and one in Drumgore owned by John Casserly.
    The forges are situated along the road. They are shaped like a thatched house but [?] are slated. The fire place is situated near the end of the forge with the belows behind it. The implements he uses are a hammer, pincers, nails and anvil. He shoes horses, asses and made farm implements such as ploughs harrows and slanes. There is [?]
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derries, Co. Cavan